A minor earthquake magnitude 3.31 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. The 3.31-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:59:06 / 8:59 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018171014. Id of event: pr2018171014. Exact location of event, depth 116 km, -68.542° West, 18.1578° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/06/18 / 2018-06-20 12:59:06 / June 20, 2018 @ 12:59 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 116 km (72 miles).
Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 54 km (34 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Guaymate, Otra Banda, La Romana.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 25 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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